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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Divination or diagnosis of disease by inspection of excrement. Compare
scatoscopy .
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- noun
divination by the examination offeces , especially of ananimal
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lampbane commented on the word scatomancy
Divination using excrement.
December 1, 2007
uselessness commented on the word scatomancy
Specific excrement, or just the ordinary kind?
December 1, 2007
lampbane commented on the word scatomancy
It depends on who you are and what you're looking for. Apparently people used to stare at their own crap, but later on it was more the study of animal feces. This is where the Egyptian worship of dung beetles originated.
December 1, 2007